FC Matanzas

FC Matanzas
Nickname(s)Los Cocodrilos (The Crocodiles)
GroundEstadio Calimete, Matanzas, Cuba
Capacity1,000

FC Matanzas is a Cuban professional football club based in Matanzas. Its home stadium is the 1,000-capacity Estadio Calimete.[1] It currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional.[2]

History

Their greatest achievement was beating Real Madrid CF in 1934. Their top scorer is Yunior González Torres from Jagüey with 132 goals. FC Matanzas was relegated to the Torneo de Ascenso in 2009-10, until 2013 they were invited to participate in the Campeonato Nacional. Later they would play in the Torneo de Ascenso again until 2017 when the second category was cancelled in 2018. In 2019, they returned to the highest level of Cuban football in the group stage format, where they finished 5th in the group.

In 2019-20, it achieved the 3rd in its history for the accumulation of points in the opening and closing.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Cuba CUB Brian Valdes Gil
— GK Cuba CUB Julio Aldama
— DF Cuba CUB Dayan Torriente
— DF Cuba CUB Fernando Corrales
— DF Cuba CUB Jorge Luis Carrion
— DF Cuba CUB Wilber Contreras
— DF Cuba CUB Yoslandy San Martìn
— MF Cuba CUB Yoiniel Riscabal
— MF Cuba CUB Livan Vasconcelos
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Cuba CUB Bryan Rosales Sarracent
— MF Cuba CUB Eduanis Pulgaron
— MF Cuba CUB Liusban Polledo
— MF Cuba CUB Yohan De La Torre
— MF Cuba CUB Carlos Muilian
— FW Cuba CUB Angel Luis Flores
— FW Cuba CUB Eduardo Morales
— FW Cuba CUB Yordanis Tielves
— FW Cuba CUB Yon Pite

References

  1. ^ "FC Matanzas". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (13 February 2014). "Cuba 2013". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 1 April 2015.